Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-09-26

for the dance, - cents. Promenade
and gallery tickets, - cents each.
Inquiry Is made why Mrs. Jondro
was not tried at the term of court
just ended We understand the case
was continued in compliance with the
ordinary customs of the court. that
all important cases 90 over one term
before trial. The evidence in hand.
a It appeared to those present, was
more than sufficient to prove the re-
spondent TO be a notorious harlot.
There was a great crowd of people
at the auction sale of the Texas colts
on Tuesday. and some thirty odd
were sold AT low rates. The animals
are wild. many of them not being
even halter broke The lassoing and
capture of a single one out Of the
herd was an interesting affair, to say
the least. 1t was no small circus
when the purchasers undertook TO get
the creatures home
Those who have items. notices. adj
vertisements. etc. which they wish TO
have appear in this paper.should send
them in the first moment after they
determine TO have them published.
We cannot make half q paper the
last two hours before going to press.
We are embarrassed and sweat near
" every Monday by having q great
mass OF matter sent in that could
have been forwarded earlier. Re
member that there Is no one in the
MONITOR Office who INDUCES in pro-
family.
Rev. H. W. Worthen gave lee
ture on Egypt at the NJ. E. on Tues
day evening, quite 4 large audience
being present. He spoke on Egypt
referring briefly TO its antiquity, its
history, its geography and physical
condition, but spoke chiefly Of the
manners and customs Of the people
The lecture was full Of interesting
facts and was enlivened by
enough of the laughable and ludicrous
TO make it heartily relished by young
and old. Mr.. Worthen will give an
other lecture ere long on kindred
subject.
The ST. Johnsbury Republican thus
goes into poetry and sublimity in its
notes on the Caledonia county fair
We shall look for a glowing report of
the visit Of those caravans TO the
moon next week:
..Starlit skies bent over the state Of
Vermont Monday evening. Along
the country roads. many q caravan
! bound for the Caledonia fair marched
into the rising moon. and. later in
/ the evening, found rest within the
broad gates Of the fair ground. The
sun rose like a ball of gold. Tuesday
morning St. Johnsbury was happy
at the assurance OF a fair day. and
the CLINT Of the first beam of the
sun found the waiting teams etc.
The average weekly circulation Of
the MONITOR during the year 1897
has been almost 20OO copies weekly
During the present fall and winter
we expect to increase the number
| largely. and in order to do this we
make the following liberal offers to
/ nelr subscribers. and TO all old ones
who Will pay one year in advance The
/ MONITOR and Boston Journal. or the
4 MONITOR and Near York Tri5nne,
Il one wear for s. p. At present We
4 also offer the MONITOR and Mirror
/ and FGrmer for s.. 90. Our readers
understand that these are very lib
eraI offers and they ought to avail
themselves of them while there Is
opportunity
H. P. King. our old and esteemed
agent will do some work fo- the
MONITOR this fall, and viii be pres
/ ent at the fair this week; later he
viii visit the neighboring towns,
MAKE collections. take new subscrip-
tions and attend TO our clubbing
business. We hope all who are in
arrears will pay up their arrearages
this fall and start in new. We
shall be obliged to press collections
in some instances and shall probably
have a few words to say about GER
tain parties who are apparently try
ing to cheat as out of honest dues
Be ready TO meet Mr.. King on the
fair ground. If you do not have
your funds ready at that time, be
prepared for a visit from the agent
later.
From the SOmerville. Mass. Jour
nal We learn OF the death of Ezra d.
Conant. known to many of the older
residents Of this county, though he
LETT the county many years since
He was born in Irasburgh in 1902.
where he worked on the farm some
years. but later did q good mercantile
/ business in Glover. He left Yer
mont in 1917. and went TO Charles
| town. Mass. where he engaged in
mercantile pursuits. His business at
length became large and partners
were added from time to time. Of
late he has been a resident of Somer-
vile where he has held various offices
OF responsibility and trust He was
a man highly esteemed wherever he
was known He paid his friends in
this vicinity visit last summer, as
] we remember II.
Barton Landing